| 单词 | the guards |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Guards Irish English. Usually with capital initial. A member of the Irish police force; a Garda (Garda n. b). Often in plural, as the Guards: the police. [Probably originally with allusion to the name of the Civic Guard , the 1922 precursor of the Garda Síochána (as a force), in later use also after Irish garda guard, (also specifically) member of the police force (see Garda n.); compare later Garda n.] ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > in specific country quarterman1573 lascarine1598 peon1609 sbirro1670 exempt1678 kavass1819 ghaffir1831 Texas Ranger1846 carabiniere1847 zaptieh1869 Zarp1895 flic1899 kiap1923 Schupo1923 guard1925 provincial1936 Garda1943 Vopo1954 1925 Irish Times 11 Dec. 3 Assaulted a Guard... Guard Johnston gave evidence that when on duty between 11 and 12 o'clock he saw the defendant throwing glass tumblers. With the assistance of another Guard he arrested him. 1939 Irish Times 16 Sept. 13 He called the Guards who, with the aid of a flashlight, saw the body in the water, and had it removed. 1993 M. Mulvihill in M. Bradbury & A. Motion New Writing 2 195 Mr Foley..is on to you and he's going to have a Guard at the back of the shop on Thursday. 2009 Ireland's Eye Jan. 39/2 Once I hid out in Butler's Island..when I thought the Guards were after me. < as lemmas |
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